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rand_r()

Generate a pseudo-random integer in a thread-safe manner

Synopsis:

#include <stdlib.h>

int rand_r( unsigned int* seed );

Arguments:

seed

A pointer to the seed for the sequence of pseudo-random numbers. If you call rand_r() with the same initial value for the seed, the same sequence is generated.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The rand_r() function computes, in a thread-safe manner, a sequence of pseudo-random integers in the range 0 through RAND_MAX.

Returns:

A pseudo-random integer.

Classification:

POSIX 1003.1 TSF

See also:

rand(), srand()